Jamie Stark Inlow loved her job working in higher education, but after giving birth to a son, realised that a 9-5 was no longer cohesive to her life.The 32-year-old became sick of having to send her son to childcare really early in the morning and pick him up late at night so decided to move back to her hometown and buy a mini-farm.
Jamie is now the owner of her own company Be Still Getaways which manages over 120 short term rental properties.SEEING REDThen, she started to match her salary, so decided to quit her job. Jamie's husband has also recently quit his teaching job, and is now employed as Be Still's full time maintenance man.The business owner said that her number one piece of advice for anyone thinking of getting into property management is that you need to fully dive in and commit to it.How to start your own businessOne of the biggest barriers aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners face is a lack of confidence.
If you don’t take calculated risks, you’re standing still. If a decision turns out to be wrong, identify it quickly and deal with it if you can. Failing that, find someone else who can.